shazzam!
So my plan was, as usual, to blog about, aka pimp the hell out of, my latest Etsy-shop creation:
Except that by the time I’d mentioned it on Twitter and Facebook, it was already gone. Bam! I like that!
The details, for anyone who cares: One skein of Cascade Pastaza in an awesome shade of true red, size 8 16″ circular needle, my own simple 4-row lace pattern, and one evening spent with the director’s cut of “Watchmen” and my boyfriend. Heh.
Naturally, the fact that it sold so quickly has me thinking that I need to make more – my posted pictures on Facebook created quite a stir amongst people I know, some of whom (I’m guessing) knew I was a craftsperson, but didn’t know I sold the stuff. Honestly, I seriously doubt I’m ever going to make a living, or even THAT much of a profit, selling knitted goods, but I’d be pretty happy with a little textbook/spending money so I don’t have to get a “real job” while I’m in college, you know?
A few people have told me I should sell some of my knitted stuff on Etsy (some of it should never see the light of day, but anyway…).
My question is: Can you sell something that is someone else’s design but that you knitted? This is why I haven’t sold anything yet, because I’m just stepping into the murky waters of designing things myself.
What do you know about the copyrights of all that stuff, if anything?
PS i love that color red and if I didn’t live in California where it rarely requires a neck warmer, I’d knit one up right quick!
I know so little about copyright issues that I should probably not give any advice on it at all, heh. Personally, I worry so much about stepping on someone else’s toes and getting in trouble for it, that I never sell publicly (meaning, like, on Etsy) anything that someone else designed, unless the designer gives permission to do so.
So… for example, just me personally, I’d never sell anything from a pattern that came out of a published book. But if I wanted to sell something made from a free pattern that was online, and especially if the designer happens to be on Ravelry too, I’d contact them and see what they thought about it. I mean, the worst they can do is say no, right?
Designing your own stuff is easy once you’ve done it a time or two.
Start easy – hats, scarves – and don’t be afraid to frog. Heh.
As always, you are full of knitting wisdom and goodness. =)
I got it today! Yay!